After a story in last week’s News and Mail uncovering the activities of a teenage witch coven in Woking, the Rural Dean of Woking, Rev Richard Cook, said: “What they are doing is very, very dangerous. “I can understand the fascination with programmes like Buffy the Vampire Slayer and it may seem exciting but it’s a lot like opening the door when you don’t know who is there.” Revd Cook, who is also vicar of St Andrew’s Church in Goldsworth Park, spoke of “serious past incidents” in his congregations where those who had dabbled in the occult found it difficult to escape. He said: “There are very few positive aspects to white magic. It’s like using the sprat to catch the mackerel. “The bait may look attractive but it leads down a dark road. The sort of people drawn into Wiccanism or Paganism are usually the vulnerable in society who have no stability.” Revd Cook, 58, said he had been involved in exorcisms but refused to talk of the practice, saying: “The power of the living Jesus has transformed many lives in a positive way.” Twelve months ago Sara Turner, 14, of Greenacre, Knaphill, and three teenage friends formed the Woking Coven with an initiation ceremony, which included drinking each other’s blood. They proclaim to be fully-fledged members of the Wiccan and Pagan religions, which draw power from earth, wind, fire, air and spirit. Winston Churchill pupil Sara explained: “It’s not a phase. I want to be a white witch for the rest of my life.” Sara’s mum Isabel said: “I think witchcraft is a form of therapy for them.” But a spiritual adviser to the Bishop of Guildford has also voiced his concern for the coven’s welfare. Archdeacon of Dorking, the Rev Mark Wilson, 56, who lives in Woking, said: “I have seen the results of witchcraft and seances and it is not nice. “These young girls are entering into something they cannot control.” “In Celtic times there were Druids chosen by the community as priests but these people studied for nearly 20 years. “In tribal communities a shamanic head needs to have wisdom, stability and integrity — something a teenager would not possess. “There are great dangers in exposing the unconscious mind to such things. You might get friends but you are at serious risks of abuse and assault on a psychic level. Humans are vulnerable to greed and power and I wouldn’t want these girls to find that out the hard way as victims of curiosity.”